Flash light gun



Feb.- 9, 1,932. L. CLERGY v1,844,097

FLASH LIGHT GUN Filed Feb. 5, 1930 tubular handle 10,Which `vis;preferably rec- Patented Feb. 9, 1932. v

The objectief myinver'ition istof provide asafe lflash light gun of simple, durableand inexpensive Lconstruction,- 'Whichis off flight Weivht and accuratein lits operation. f

- l ore specifically/:it is theebject of my in- 'vention to Vprovide-.in a ii'ash light gun of'fthat l by the primer mechanism of th'e'g'un may be utilize for igniting powder inthe auxiliary Pan.

yVf'A'iurthe'robject 1s 'toprovlde' 1n a flash light gun' 'employing a :primer "for igniting I 'the powder, improved meansvfo'rgretaining the' primer in (')perati-vev position.'

My invention consists in theconstruction.

'arrangement and combination'offthe various item'plated' are attained, afs'Y helieinafterjmo're v fully-set forth, pointed outin 'my'claims`,jand "illustrated in'the 'accompanying' dra-Wings',

in which: i "1F igure' 1 A'is,an"endelevation of inv-impro-ved flash light gun-showing theauxiliary pan vattachedithereto I Figure 2 isV a back View of the same, Vone end vofthe pansV being' broken away." Y*

'Figure 3 is a detail 'sectional vi'evv on the linee of Figure 2.' i

' Fid-ure4 is a detail sectional view taken talien -on thev line 4-4 `of Figure' 2;

Figure 5 Vis afsectional vievv ofmy irn.-4 y, Y

Y v"mer arrangement by which the primer'may ,1.

Vprovedhammer mechanism'. K

rMy improved Hash light vunY comprises a tangular in cross section, having a po-vvder 'by means of a pivot 16, which is mounted in` "the side Amembers 'of thehandle. l i

is provided with V'parts of the 'devic'e'fW-herebyjthe"'objects cone is conve-ied,-sothat a 'concavedepression ya notch 17 for receiving thefupper'end ,"Q a

latch bar '18," vWhichY 'is *slidably mounted on the back edge; ,of-fthe handle fl() by means of Y :suitable rivets119; yThe said:y 'rivets are rnountp-I f -edtoslidein slot`s20i" i' The lower' end of the .'outWa-rdly; at `21= to serve-as a' thumb piece,

)by 'means of which the latch vbarils slid dov'vnj vvardl-y; lOnefedgg;e'of'the bar 18 is provided y `With-a lug` 22, to 'which one endA of' aspring '60 23- is attached.Y Vv'The other` end of the spring V23 is connected to the side of thef handle 10.

fbymeans ofa' suitablerive't 24.y j The spring 23 provides means for causingv the upper end f of the latch `bar 418 to enter the notch 17 ywhen 65.

the disk isr in one position of Vits 4movement and to'retain the ldiskl againstrotationini- -partedby' means of a spring' 25, one endo'f l which Lis connected tothe hook 13, Whilethe g VAopposite end is lconr'iect'ed to a pin 26. v Y' fri() Inthe disk 15", the :upper end of the spring "25-A'sprovided With afportion 2 ?W`hich is de- `signedfte/enter a slot 28 4formed in said-disk f in themanner'clearly,illustrated in Figure'. f

The Vdisk lis'also provided axradial- "f5 lyprojectingrod29 Whichlserves as ahammer, the Au'pperen'd of'w'hich 'isy designed "to 'engage one yedge ci the 'rim-of the primer 30, y*Which is"mounte 'djin afsuitable opening or N containQi-Bl mounted in the'bmk Sdof the go panlljrw Y .s ,v

Tliehammer 29 is preferablymade of'a i round rod so'that the contactjsurfacefof the hammergwithj the firingv vrim. of `the primer if.

is formed in the rim of the primerin the manner illustrated inV Figure 14;: find that 'this provides a `very Aaccurate and positive hambe fired Without anyv noise,i`vvhich is la veryf;

desirable feature in flashlight guns. "i l or retaining the primer in psiition, the K back side of thefpanlll is-(provided-"vvithfa rearvvardly'rprojecting lugfjrgfon-which;is,` i

-pivotally'mou-nt'ed a disk 34' having aV notch, e' in itsA periphery. The'disk'34is'pivotally mountedonfthe member" 33 'by'ga suitable 'scre'vvfa `o`n^vvhich i'sfmoun'ted ajf'rictionp, `Washer 37 made of slightlyflexible material., A

the handle beingsupported in an upright po- Yso l ported in various rotative positions. The disk 34 is so mounted that when the notch 35 is moved to position opposite the primer opening 31, then the primer may be inserted in said opening, after which the disk may be rotated, having its lower edge covering the upper edge of the primer. The upper end of thehammer 29 is designed to pass beneath the lower edge of the disk and to engage the lower edge of the primer rim. In

operation, the hammer 29 vismoved'r downf! wardly and outwardly against the action of the spring 25 until the latch bar 18 enters the notch 17. A primermay thenbe inserted in the opening 31 andthe disk Strotated to a locking position;

Powder .is then placed Vthe pan 11 adjacentto kthe inner end of the opening 31.` The handle 1() may then lbe grasped in the operators hand with his thumbover the piece 21,

sition over the operatorsI head. The thumb piece isgthen pulled downwardly,causing l,thelatchfbar 1 8 to disengage the notch 17.

This .permits the disk .15 to; be rotated throughthe action of the spring 25 and a `quick andpositive blow to be -deliveredto theprimer bythe upper end of the hammer 29 l 'Y I :lhe'diskl is designedto set snugly-betweeny theside wall of the handle 10, and

yet loose enough-to move freely.l vThe side jwalls serveto assist in preventing lateral movement of the hammer 29as it swings to a striking position, V thus providing means whereby thehammeris actually guided so as to strike the lower edge of the primer end centrallythus insuringV a positive firing of Athe primer. v

, Apin 2 6 i S mounted in the disk in such a manner that when the said disk 15 is moved to its open position, the pivot 26 will assume theposition in ydotted lines of Figure 5 near the upper` edge lof the `disk and will assume .The back sidev of the 11 is'higher than .the theends or the rontmember, so that the said back provides ka shield for the flash, and, at theI same time, provides means Y whereby .anauxiliary pan 38 may be supported on the pan `1l. .The saidauxiliarypan alsohasa high; back 39 designed to rest in front ofthe back-fof the pan 1l, f and provided with grooved cleats designed to slide over` the ends of the back of the pan 1l, in a manner clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the auxliary pan being applied by simply lowering same into position on top of the pan 11.

The back edge of the bottom of the auX- iliary pan 38 is provided with a boss 40, in which is provided a passage 41. vOne end of the passage communicates with the inner end` of the opening 31 and the opposite end of said passage communicates with the interior-of vthe pan 38, so that when powder is placedin the pan 38, the same may be ignited'by a primer carried in the opening 31, thus providingmeans. whereby a latch auxiliary vpan mayy be easily and quickly applied to the standard sizef pan, and whereby the ignition mechanism ofthe standard pan may be vutilized for igniting powder within the aukiliarypan.V Thus itwill be seen I have provided a lashlightggun ot very simple-` construction, which` is light in weight and accurate and-'positive in its operation.

I ,claim as my invention:

1. A lash light gun comprising an upright handle, havinga pan mountedon itsuppen end, saidpan having a primer opening, and a `locking disk rotatively mountedadjacentfto said opening, with the edge o f saiddisk partially covering thering rim of a primer when placedin said opening, the edge of said;l disk havinganotch to permit yinsertion of a primer in said opening.

2. A flashlight gun comprising an upright handle, having a pan mounted on its upper 1101.; Said Pan ,haring a primer opening, ai locking diskrotatively mounted adjacent to said-opening, v with the `edge of said, diskpartiallycoveringthe firing rim ofaprimer when placed in said opening, theedge `of saiddisk ,having anotchto permitinsertion of a primer l in saidgfopening, and friction means for retainingA said disk in various positions ofits movement.

3. A flashlight gun comprising ahollow upright handle, rectangular in cross section, having a pan on its upper end and as lotin oneedge, a disk rotatively mounted in said slot, a hammer carried by said dislna spring Vorimparting rotationto said disk, a primer opening 1n saidpan, said opening being in all alignment with said hammer, and a latch bar for retaining said disk and hammer in an open postion against the action of said spring, the contact face of said hammer being conveXed to form a radial concaved groove in the rim of a lprimer when engaged by said hammer. I

41. Aflashlight gun comprisinga hollownpright handle, a pan on thev upper end of said handle provided with a primer opening, one edgeo said handle being'provided with a slot, a disk rotatively mounted in said slot, lthe peripheryof said disk beingprovided with a notch and a radially projecting hammer, the free end of saidfhammer being designed to izo rest adjacent to one edge of said primer opening when the hammer is in its closed position, a slidably mounted latch bar for entering the notch in said disk, yieldable means for retaining said latchbar therein, and a spring Y pivotally connected to one edge of said disk l for imparting rotation thereto. Y

5. A flash light guncomprising a `handle,`-a

pan thereon, means for igniting powder with'- in said pan, one ofthe side edges of said paniprojecting` upwardly to form a shield, an

auxiliary pan supported above the first pan, the back of said auxiliary pan resting against Y the upwardly projectingfportion of the Vfirst pan, said back having slotted cleats for receivling the ends of the upwardly projecting member of the first pan, andl means for communieating ignition from the first pan to the'said.

auxiliary pan. v

6. In a flash light gunan upright handle,

a pan mounted thereon, said pan having a primer opening, an auxiliary pan'mounted on' top of the first pan, and'means for detachably connecting saidv auxiliary'pan thereto, said auxiliary pan having a primer passage communicating with the primeriopenlng ofthe first pan when the' said auxiliary pan isi mounted on the first pan. 7 A flash light gun comprising a hollow upright handle, rectangular in cross section, having a' pan on its upper end and a slot in one edge, a disk rotatively mounted in said slot, a hammer carried by said disk, a spring for imparting rotation to said disk, a primer opening in said pan, said Opening being in alinement with said hammer, and a latch bar for retaining'said disk and hammer Vin an open position against the action of saidv spring, Y v A 8. fn a flash light gun, a handle, a powder pan 'mounted thereon, said powder pan lhavinga primer opening, an auxiliary 'pan detachably mounted on top of the first pan, said i auxiliary pan having a primer'passage oommunicating with the primer opening of the first pan when the auxiliary pan is mounted thereon, wherebya single primer passage may be utilized to ignitepowderin theV auxiliary pan when placed on the irstpan, or to ignite powder inthe first pan when the auxiliary pan is removed.

' LOUIS CLERGY. 

